Greater New York City Area
Served as product manager for Next Big Sound team, leading team of +20 through transition into Pandora and through the creation of our first post-acquisition product.
• Led and owned all phases of development for the Pandora Charts product: three charts, 150 songs and artists, each and every week, sent to over +5,000 subscribers and +10,000 weekly visitors—over 50% of SAM. Launch surpassed all success metrics. Made a measurable difference in Pandora's mission to become the best streaming partner for the music industry.
• Owned the product backlog and ensured proper planning, maintenance and team communication took place.
• Led yearly and quarterly product planning and execution
• Led two-week sprints for a 50% remote-based, cross-functional team, monitoring project status and ensuring all work progressed as planned
• Helped engineering, data science, design, and business, at Next Big Sound and at Pandora, to work together to create measurable results for our users.
• Continued to design user interfaces and data visualizations for our product
• Weekly 1:1 coaching with +5 team members